BOTW 2026 DRINKING WINNERS & FINALISTS

BEST BAR IN GRAND HAVEN
The Unicorn Tavern

The Kirby House

Tip-A-Few Tavern

BEST BAR IN GREATER GRAND RAPIDS
The Meanwhile

Drip Drop Cocktail Room

The Derby

BEST BAR IN HOLLAND
New Holland Brewing Co.

Hops at 84 East

Itty Bitty Bar

BEST BAR IN KALAMAZOO/PORTAGE
Bell's Eccentric Café

One Well Brewing

Shakespeare's Pub

BEST BAR IN MUSKEGON
The Deck

Liquid Assets Cocktail & Wine Bar

Unruly Brewing Co.

BEST BAR IN SAUGATUCK/FENNVILLE
The Dunes Resort

Phil's Bar & Grille

Wally's Bar and Grill

BEST BEER BAR
Logan's Alley

7 Monks Taproom

The Unicorn Tavern

BEST BOURBON
Eastern Kille Distillery - Straight Bourbon

Long Road Distillers - Straight Bourbon

Mammoth Distilling - Northern Bourbon

BEST BREWERY
City Built Brewing Co.

Arvon Brewing Co.

Founders Brewing Co.

BEST CIDERY
Farmhaus Cider Co.

Pux Cider

The Peoples Cider Co.

BEST CRAFT COCKTAILS
Eastern Kille Wealthy

Drip Drop Cocktail Room

Long Road Distillers

BEST CRAFT LAGER
City Built Brewing - Alemania

Cedar Springs Brewing - Küsterer Märzen

Third Nature Brewing - White Pine Pilsner

BEST DISTILLERY
Eastern Kille Distillery

Long Road Distillers

Mammoth Distilling

BEST GAY BAR
The Apartment Lounge

Rumors Nightclub

The Dunes Resort

BEST GIN
Eastern Kille - Barrel Finished Gin

Long Road Distillers - MICHIGIN

Mammoth Distilling - Gin

BEST HAPPY HOUR
Butcher's Union

Terra

The Unicorn Tavern

BEST IPA
Bell's - Two Hearted

Archival Brewing - Fritz's Folly

City Built Brewing Co. - Fifth Street Hooligans

BEST MIXOLOGIST
Connor Everhart - Drip Drop Cocktail Room

Garry Boyd - The Unicorn Tavern

Josh Nicholson - Grove

BEST MOCKTAILS
Chartreuse Sisters

Drip Drop Cocktail Room

Long Road Distillers

BEST SOUR/WILD ALE
City Built Brewing Co. - Peach Factory

Archival Brewing - Kettleena

Speciation Cellars - Incipient

BEST SPORTS BAR
SpeakEZ Lounge

Bridge Street Bar

The Score

BEST STOUT
New Holland Brewing Co. - Dragon's Milk

Archival Brewing Co. - James's Gate

Third Nature Brewing Co. - Seoul Stout

BEST VODKA
Eastern Kille Distillery - Utility Vodka

Long Road Distillers - Original Vodka

Mammoth Distilling - Vodka

BEST WINE BAR
Chateau Grand Rapids

Good Good Good

Sav Sav

BEST WINERY
Robinette's Apple Haus & Winery

Modales Wines

St. Julian Winery